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AUTOMATION & DRIVES

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Keeping up with the pace of change!

“A complete understanding of advanced and emerging manufacturing technologies is quite essential for manufacturing professionals today, so as to upgrade the skills needed to implement these technologies in modern global and local industries”

The market place of the 21st century is evolving into one of merging national markets, fragmented consumer markets, and rapidly changing product technologies. These changes are driving firms to compete, simultaneously, along several different dimensions – design & development, manufacturing, distribution, communication, sales and others. Although manufacturing has not been utilised as a competitive weapon historically, the market place of the 21st century will demand that manufacturing assumes a crucial role in the new competitive arena. Moreover, progress in human society has been accomplished by the creation of new technologies. The last few years have witnessed unparalleled changes in technology throughout the world. With this, advanced manufacturing technologies have become key enablers in modern manufacturing and play a significant role in increasing the efficiency, competitiveness and profitability of modern manufacturing enterprises. Having said that, a complete understanding of advanced and emerging manufacturing technologies is quite essential for manufacturing professionals today, so as to upgrade the skills needed to implement these technologies in modern global and local industries. A&D India has been assisting industry managers to understand the technicalities, benefits, and trends in advanced manufacturing technologies and identify the challenges in the local context. It will keep on encouraging firms to invest in new technologies and realise the benefits to make more contributions to the society by improving world standard quality of product. This issue, too, comes with a variety of features on new technologies, along with experts’ comments on the trends and applicability in the local context. Also worth mentioning here is the feature on Samarth Udyog - a programme of industry (AIA), academia (IITDelhi) and government (the Dept of Heavy Industry) collaboration in India, aimed at integrated technology and skills advancement in the Indian manufacturing sector. Check it out!

Shekhar Jitkar Publisher & Chief Editor shekhar.jitkar@publish-industry.net EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Anup Wadhwa P V Sivaram Director – AIA MD – B&R Automation (Automation Industry Association) President – AIA (Automation Industry Association) Ravi Agarwal Director, Pepperl+Fuchs Ganapathiraman G (Factory Automation) Vice President & GM Vice President – AIA (South and South-East Asia) Raj Singh Rathee ARC Advisory Group Managing Director Kuka Robotics India

Jasbir Singh Vice President – Electrical & Instrument Essar Project Management Consultants Anant Maheshwari President Honeywell India

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CONTENTS

Market

Management

Interview

NEWS 24

IS AT THE CUSP OF INNOVATION”

CHALLENGES OF ENERGY DEMANDS”

Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce, India & South Asia

“PAVING THE WAY FOR ADOPTION OF ROBOTS”

Ajay Gopalswamy, CEO, Difacto Robotics & Automation

Pharmaceutical & Packaging

“INDIAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

“ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS THE KEY TO OVERCOME

Interview with Venkatraman Swaminathan, VP—IT Division, Schneider Electric 15

Focus

Leadership Insights 14

“CHANGING THE STATUS QUO”

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson, Biocon

ACHIEVING EFFICIENCY & FLEXIBILITY IN PRODUCTION

A read on how can the pharmaceutical industry strive hard together from the supply chain, raw materials and approvals to manufacturing so that the industry challenges can be converted to opportunities

Event Preview 48

INTEGRATED INDUSTRY – CONNECT & COLLABORATE

An event preview on the upcoming Hannover Messe 2018 at Hannover, Germany 50

Cover Story

SHOWCASING INNOVATIVE AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS

A post-event report on the Innovation Day 2018 organised by B&R India at Pune

EDGE COMPUTING PRIMER

Edge computing basically brings cloud computing down to the edge of the network, in the physical world. The Cover Story discusses the potential benefits of edge computing and the need for flattening the IoT architecture in order to leverage the existing interoperability technologies of the internet in industrial automation products and applications, thereby, realising the IoT goals.

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INDIA’S RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY 4.0

An application story on the usage of drives & motors that yields an RoI in terms of market result of narrow web printing of labels and flexible packaging

This feature discusses the government’s initiative, Samarth Udyog, which has been specially formed so as to handhold Indian manufacturing enterprises into successfully transitioning towards Industry 4.0 and adopting digitalisation

SAVING ENERGY ACROSS-THE-BOARD

The article highlights how the usage of pipe conveyors has helped companies achieve environmentally-safe and fast feed of alternative fuels, thus, saving a high component of energy

DRIVING PRODUCTIVITY WITH DIGITAL THREAD & DIGITAL TWIN

The article illustrates how with the usage of the latest digital technologies, connectivity can be driven between design, manufacturing, operations and maintenance of industrial assets

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Education & Training

HELPING SHOPFLOOR OPERATORS EMBRACE DIGITALISATION

The viewpoint section explores strategies that can be taken by manufacturing enterprises to make the current shopfloor operators a part of the digital revolution

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Raj Singh Rathee MANAGING DIRECTOR KUKA ROBOTICS INDIA

Ever wondered what will be our share of the planet if divided equally amongst all the living beings? Yes, you guessed it— it will be negligible. This is so because we are just one of the approximately 1.8 million species on the only known habitable planet that we call Earth. Our exhaustive consumption pattern is resulting in the extinction of five species today. The biggest contributor to this unrecoverable loss are the businesses who keep their profits as the highest priority. Policy and decision makers always boast of their wise actions to protect the interests of the shareholders, design products and packaging, which end up consuming 10 times of the natural resources than what is required or necessary and push their products through all means. Lacking a long-term vision These actions are driven due to a shortsighted vision, which fails to see value in sustainable choices. However, their own as well as future generations, will continue to remain impacted by their questionable deeds driven by the chase of profitable gains. An example would be that of a family of insects—the bees, who pollinate plants and without which life would become difficult. Deeply 6

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“GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHOICES ARE THE NEED-OF-THE-HOUR” affecting this natural phenomenon are neuro toxins, which are produced by companies as products. Given the hazardous impact that such products can leave on our environment, it is time that we evaluate our processes and encourage decision-makers to not just be driven by greed and profitability but also to make sustainable and environment-friendly choices. Damage control We have already come too far and caused irreparable damage to the planet. With our current lifestyle and technologies, we cannot stop the disaster but if we are able to delay it significantly, it would be wonderful. We can only hope that our future generations will, someday, develop new technologies that will bring the planet to a sustainable level. This will not only stop the man-made bio-diversity loss, but the natural loss as well. Currently, we are losing nearly 2000 species per

year. Thus, the change to sustainable choices is significant and if done, there will still be more than a million species left to be taken care of. Sustainable choices Hence, making green and sustainable choices are the need-of-the-hour and will definitely impact the lives of our future generations as well as the millions of other life forms on the planet. With the rapid pace in digitalisation and the emergence of exciting new business models, let us also take this opportunity to drive towards cleaner and greener choices and come out of the ‘traditional business’ format (including the notion of CSR). Let us introspect and look back on our actions and re-evaluate them – however small they may be, never forgetting that our future generations will inherit this planet. Therefore, we must drive the awareness towards sustainable and environmental-friendly products and processes forward and we can change many small things in our everyday actions and operations to support this cause. There has never been a better time for all of us globally to initiate this change than the present moment. Indeed, the time has come to start this change now! ☐ A&D India | Feb-Mar 2018

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ABB opens new factory in Nashik for power distribution products ABB India recently inaugurated a new factory for the production of power distribution products in Nashik. The facility was inaugurated by Sanjeev Sharma, MD, ABB India, in the presence of other dignitaries and customers from various sectors. Spread over five acres, this facility will be equipped with smart manufacturing features with connected people, processes and assets capable of relaying real-time data and web-based integrated traceability system for daily planning and review. Speaking on this, Sharma shared, “The new facility is a reflection of our commitment to the region’s growth. It will serve the growth and focus on efficient power distribution systems in the country.”

B&R India appoints Jhankar Dutta as the new MD B&R, a technology leader in industrial automation, recently announced that it has appointed Jhankar Dutta as the new Managing Director for its Indian operations. Dutta has an extensive experience of 16 years in industrial automation, especially in the machine and factory automation sector in different industry verticals. Dutta began his B&R career in international sales at Austria. Subsequently, he was heading one of the major offices of B&R India in preparation for his new role. He will be supported by PV Sivaram, who now assumes the role of Non-Executive Chairman at B&R India.

Robotic Process Automation to create 2 lakh jobs by 2021 UiPath, a leading enterprise RPA software company, recently organised UiPathForward, a seminar on Robotic Process Automation (RPA) at Bengaluru. At the seminar, they estimated that around 2 lakh RPA-led jobs will be created in India by 2021 and that India is in a prime position to become an RPA powerhouse because of its growing talent pool and cost advantage. RPA has been gaining traction as a way of automating repetitive, tedious tasks to handle higher-value analysis and decision-making. Speaking at the event, Daniel Dines, CEO & Co-Founder, UiPath, said, “India is reaping the benefits of a new genre of jobs created from RPA. The Indian mind is apt for this technology; Indians have the right ability for workarounds and out-of-the-box thinking that works well for RPA. So, we see a great pool of RPA talent emerging from the country.” The event saw participation from more than 650 business leaders, experts and executives and also discussed concepts and presented work done by major UiPath customers and partners such as HCL, KPMG, IBM, Robert Bosch Engineering and many more. Dines further shared, “RPA will help build India’s middle class. Currently only 1% of the Indian population earns above $20,000 a year. RPA is right now creating jobs that will push a higher percentage of the population into this segment.”

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Automating the manufacturing world... Rockwell Automation recently organised the RAOTM 2018 (Rockwell On The Move 2018) at Gurugram, attended by more than 1,000 manufacturing engineers and software experts from various companies. As a message sent for the occasion, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, inaugurated the event through a message that focused on how automation is driving the growth for the manufacturing industry on advanced automation products, integrated control, information architecture and value-added services and solutions. 22 leading corporate such as Cisco, Endress & Hauser, HMS Industrial Networks, ESK Automation, Pentair & Hoffman, to mention a few co-hosted the event. RAOTM 2018 provided a platform to demonstrate how automation can enable the Indian manufacturing industry to constantly reduce cost, transform, innovate, improve performance and grow. This automation exposition also provided an excellent opportunity for their customers to stay aware of the latest and best that automation technology has to offer. Kant, who has been a driving force behind the government's ‘Make in India’ project, lauding the efforts of Rockwell Automation for putting together a daylong session for the automation industry, said “India should not grow on the back of protectionism. Indian industry should be globally competitive. The idea is to increase the manufacturing sector’s contribution to GDP to 25% that will radically change manufacturing, thus, benefiting the customers.” He added, “Smart manufacturing practices will not only increase productivity, but also improve the quality of employment opportunities.” Speaking at the occasion, Dilip Sawhney, MD, Rockwell Automation India, said, “Rockwell Automation has been honed to enable new ventures and maximise optimisation in industrial automation, making the world of manufacturers in India a better place ensuring an increment in production.” The manufacturing industry aims to adopt ‘Smart Factory’ also known as industry 4.0, an ambitious goal of contributing towards India’s GDP target from 17.1% to 25%. He added, “Automation is an important step in the development and upgrading of Indian economy. It shall lead to new manufacturing opportunities slated to be more skills intensive and the industry leaders foresee India poised to take advantage of this shift.”

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ACMA emphasises on digitising the auto component industry in India The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), successfully hosted the third edition of ACT Summit in Pune. This year’s ACT Summit focused on the theme of “Digitising auto component industry in India - creating smart factories”. The summit was graced by eminent personalities and dignitaries, such as Anant Geete, Hon’ble Union Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Government of India; Tom Flack, President & Chief Procurement Officer, Tata Motors.; NK Minda, President, ACMA; Ram Venkatarmani, VP, ACMA and Srivats Ram, Chairman, ACT. Coinciding with the summit, the ACMA annual awards were presented, honouring excellence in auto component manufacturing. The ACMA Centre for Technology (ACT) summit brought together national and international experts in the field of Industry 4.0, who deliberated and presented case studies on the advantages of automation and digitalisation. An exhibition on innovations coinciding with the summit showcased what lies beyond automation for the automotive industry. With an aim to explore smart manufacturing solutions and digitisation in the industry, the event conducted incisive sessions addressed by distinguished industry luminaries that focused on improving quality and driving towards smart manufacturing, keeping in mind the concern for environment and sustainability. In addition to this, winners of ACT 4th case study competition 2017 Gold Awards also shared their experiences. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest, Geete said, “I appreciate the unparalleled efforts put in by the ACMA Centre for Technology in facilitating adoption of international best practices in the auto component industry. I congratulate ACMA on their efforts to drive the industry forward in a responsible manner and assure that the government will extend full support to ACMA.” Also sharing his insights on digitisation was Flack, who said, “The auto component industry must welcome and embrace the digital revolution to stay competitive and relevant.” Commenting on the success of ACT’s role in nurturing the auto component industry, Minda said, “I would like to acknowledge the contribution of ACT for its cluster programs in transforming companies to be globally competitive.” The event culminated with presentations on ACT digitisation cluster, MFCA & safety program.

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MARKET | INTERVIEW

“Energy efficiency is the key to overcome challenges of energy demands” …Venkatraman Swaminathan, Vice President—IT Division, Schneider Electric, in this interview with Suchi Adhikari, discusses the growing energy demands and the sustainable solutions in place to meet these demands. Excerpts… Can you brief us on why data centres and networks are a high potential market for Schneider Electric in India? Increasing reliance on data by organisations, emphasis on optimisation of business processes and the ‘Digital India’ initiative by the Government of India are some of the key reasons that are pushing the demand for data centres and networks in India. Added to that is the rise in digitisation with technology advancements such as IoT and simultaneous data generation due to smartphones, social networking platforms, e-commerce platforms and government projects. As per recent studies, India’s colocation and hosting market is expected to generate almost $2 billion in annual revenue by 2019, up from just $1.3 billion in 2016 with most of the growth focused on the metropolitan centres of Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi and Bengaluru. The report estimates a strong growth for the Indian public cloud market, which is expected to increase by a quarter every year through to 2021, reaching $1.02 billion in annual revenue. This is where Schneider Electric has a key role to play and can help in sustaining growth of data centres through its critical power solutions. By implementing integrated energy management solutions, one can potentially save up to 30% of the power requirement of data centres. How is your company playing an important role in supporting the Indian IT industry? Schneider Electric considers India as a market having immense strategic importance. The Indian IT sector is undergoing a transformation and Schneider Electric is uniquely positioned in the data centre and IT infrastructure market to leverage this transformation through its innovative products and best-inclass services and solutions. We are committed to create a new world of energy in India and will continue to make investments in technologies which are safer, more efficient and sustainable. We believe that energy efficiency is the key to overcome the challenges of growing energy demands, rising energy costs and climate change.

Schneider Electric’s IT division offers span across different technologies, environments and segments, both in the IT application area and industrial application areas. These environments span from home and business networks, server room/IT room, edge computing, data centres, industries with critical process automation application areas, for example, healthcare, semiconductor, oil and gas, food and beverages, smart buildings and smart cities too. With a global emphasis on energy savings, what steps in energy management is your company taking in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the Indian IT industry with reference to data centres? Today, most of the things in every segment of human activity are controlled by data centres. However, the fact that data centres are energy guzzlers often goes unnoticed. Data centres consume 3% of the global electricity supply and account for 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions. By bringing together energy, automation and software, our IoT-ready EcoStruxure™ architecture delivers on the promise of sustainable development through connected products, edge control and apps, analytics & services. We have a unique set of energy efficiency technologies, strategically positioned on the demand side of the energy landscape. From connected products to digital services, the EcoStruxure architecture improves energy and operational efficiency globally. Going forward, what would be your future plans and strategies for the Indian market? The next wave of data centre improvement will be driven by the need for connectivity and using technology to enable our customers to effectively manage inherently complex environments. At Schneider Electric, we are moving beyond just providing the software tools and architectures, but are embarking on what we believe is a new integrated system between IT and OT. This will include the underlying digitised services to simplify the ecosystem and ensure the industry is being responsible with its use of energy. ☐

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MARKET | INTERVIEW

“Paving the way for adoption of robots” Ajay Gopalswamy, CEO, Difacto Robotics & Automation, in this interview with Suchi Adhikari, discusses the impending need for the Indian market to adopt robotics and automation so as to become a manufacturing superpower. Excerpts… What are the latest trends and developments in the robotics & automation sector? New applications and enhanced technologies are pushing the boundaries of robotics and automation. Industry 4.0 is enabling widespread adoption of robotics and automation. Advances in image processing using Artificial Intelligence and deep learning is paving the way for adoption of robots in applications, which was previously thought impossible. How can automation help India become a global manufacturing hub? What are some of the challenges that India is facing today in terms of adopting automation? Robotics and automation can help improve the quality of Indian manufactured goods. By improving efficiency and productivity, cost of goods produced in India can be as competitive as those produced anywhere else in the world. India missed the ‘outsourced manufacturing’ bus in the 80s and 90s and today, China has become the global manufacturer of almost all consumer goods. However, the adoption of automation has leveled the playing field somewhat in the sense that this technology is available to all economies. Those who quickly adopt these technologies will stand to gain and those slow in adoption will fall by the wayside. To add some perspective, as per statistical data published by the International Federation of Robotics, the shipment of robots to China in 2017 was estimated at 115,000 units whereas for India, it was 3,000 units. The question should be: Can India really afford to not adopt robotics and automation in order to become a manufacturing superpower? Some of the challenges involved in adopting automation include lack of skilled manpower trained in robotics and automation. This needs to be addressed by a massive skilling program. In addition, there needs to be an enabling environment to help entrepreneurs develop automation systems and solutions in terms of financing, infrastructure, encouragement for local manufacture, among others. Automation is often viewed as a threat to jobs. What is your opinion on this?

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It is true that automation in any industry takes away labour intensive jobs. In the Indian context, automation can potentially slow down blue collar job creation in the short term. But the jobs that automation is replacing are often the hazardous, repetitive and tedious jobs, which very few people want to do anyway. If automation makes Indian manufacturing more competitive and encourages manufacturing to take place within Indian shores, the overall impact would be that there would be net job creation in the overall economy in terms of logistics, commerce, capital goods, services (design, engineering, research and development, repair and maintenance, training, etc). That can only be good for the overall economy. Keeping in mind the impact of IoT in the industrial segment, what is your company’s vision for the future manufacturing plant floor? What are your offerings in this regard? Difacto believes that making our customers more competitive is key to our success. Part of becoming competitive is deploying ‘intelligent’ automation solutions – systems that use vision systems to identify parts and their location in an uncertain environment, thereby eliminating the need for expensive part location systems; sensors that provide diagnostic information in addition to process feedback; the ability to track and trace the production process of individual parts, etc. These technologies will form an intelligent shop-floor networked ecosystem. This deployment of IoT will be customer driven but we will strive to be at the forefront of this adoption. Can you brief us about your company’s future plans for the Indian market in the short and long term? Difacto will focus on innovative automation solutions in order to increase value for customers. We will accelerate usage of 3D design, simulation and off-line programming techniques to reduce automation deployment time scales. Software-driven solutions that make it easier for our customers to use our products and quickly troubleshoot production glitches will set us apart from competition. ☐

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

Challenging the status quo! Kiran Mazumdar Shaw CHAIRPERSON BIOCON

A major stalwart in the Indian entrepreneur industry, Kiran Majumdar Shaw has been certainly exponential in nailing herself as a mythbreaker with a sense of purpose, commitment, passion and belief in her undertakings. Under her spear-headed leadership, Biocon has developed itself as one of the foremost Indian biopharmaceutical companies across the globe. Making several industries switch from using polluting chemicals to eco-friendly enzymes, the accidental entrepreneur, as she claims her to be, has achieved unbelievable magnitude in the biopharmaceutical world. Role modeling the management mantras of GE, Infosys and the Tata Group; Shaw wanted to study medicine, but ended up studying Zoology from the Bangalore University. After getting certified with a Master Brewer from the Ballarat University in Melbourne, she got her first job and started working as a trainee brewer with CUB. Soon in 1978, the medicine-enthusiast joined Biocon Biochemicals Limited, Ireland, as a trainee manager. No sooner after joining them, she started the Indian arm of the company in the same year for which she rented a garage space in Bangaluru with an initial investment of Rs 10,000. Initially, she did face issues like 16

ONE IS BOUND TO HAVE PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT WORK, MARKETS THAT DO NOT ACCEPT THEM AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT FAIL. BUT ONE JUST HAS TO ANALYSE THESE FAILURES AND WORK TO FIX THEM. distrust of banks as well as issues in terms of credit loans, but her firm trust on affordable innovation for the Indian market made her focus on building an organisation, based on a strategy of differentiation and challenging the status quo. “I have used this approach in my entrepreneurial journey—Leaders own responsibilities, delegate and set objectives. They set an example, and share success with their teams!” Shaw defines her leadership style to that of a scientist. “It is about getting people excited about science. It’s also about making sure I go out and practice what I preach— the strategy, the philosophy and the value systems that I believe. I have always spoken to my colleagues about how different we can be—and should be—in the marketplace

and how I don’t want to be imitated, nor should we imitate what others are doing. So, leading from the front is about facing challenges and failures, and making sure you are part of that problem-solving team!” In addition, her leadership pie comprises of dedication, ready-to-fight-criticism, overcoming entrepreneur barriers, risktaking ability and hardworking capabilities. As a leader, she has always been open to new ideas, experimentation and innovation. She believes in empowering, trusting, enabling and mentoring leaders at multiple levels in her team - “By providing ample opportunities to others to develop their leadership potential, I have instilled a sense of ownership among my team members to take forward my vision and mission!” Recently, Biocon and Sandoz have announced a global partnership to develop, multiple biosimilars in immunology and oncology for patients worldwide. ☐

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C O V E R S TO R Y | T E C H N O L O G Y

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The Solution: Flattened IoT architecture

On the train to work, Lee opened an email on her smartphone sent from a PAC (programmable automation controller) operating a surface-mount tool at her factory. The PAC attached a quality-control report to the email that suggested changing the tool’s solder temperature. To generate that email suggestion, the PAC had securely sent yesterday’s production data to a cloud-based analytics system to compare the current and historical data for the machine. Next, it accessed the machine manufacturer’s website and obtained the latest recommended settings. Finally, the PAC built a production efficiency report with a suggested solder temperature for today’s production run that would increase yield by 7% over yesterday’s run. Lee clicked a link in the email and connected to the PAC’s mobile interface over a secure, encrypted channel. She logged in and navigated to the machine’s solder temperature set point, where she entered the recommended value. All this took place before she got to the office.

PAC at the edge The PAC operating the surface-mount tool at Lee’s factory operates at the edge of the factory’s network. Systems like these at the network edge are increasingly able to leverage cloudbased resources to perform edge computing—if computing resources exist as needed along the path from a sensor to the cloud—and if these computing resources reduce the total amount of data to be sent to the cloud for storage, processing, and analysis. As a result, businesses can more quickly identify real opportunities for operational efficiency improvement and meaningful revenue generation. To foster such business benefits, data from the physical world of machines and equipment must be available to the digital world of the internet and information technology systems, quickly, easily and continuously.

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Successful IoT applications require operational technology (OT) professionals to make data from their systems, which monitor and control the physical world, accessible to the data processing systems of information technology (IT) professionals. Once the data is there, cognitive prognostics algorithms running on IT systems can analyse it, refining raw physical data into actionable information that can predict outcomes in real-time. The results can be used to improve inventory management and predictive maintenance as well as reduce asset downtime. But before such benefits can be realised, three problems need to be solved—connectivity, Big Data, and IoT architecture.

The connectivity problem The Internet of Things runs on vast amounts of data, generated by the physical world and then transported & analysed by the digital world. It’s an attempt to achieve perpetual connectivity and communication between people and things and even between things and other things. But, unfortunately, most of these things were never designed to serve this new purpose. They were designed and installed long before the internet was developed. At the edge, things like sensors, circuits, relays, and meters are attached to industrial control systems used to operate equipment and machines. These sensors translate what’s physically happening in the world (temperature, light, vibration, sound, motion, flow rate, and so on) into an electrical signal like voltage or current that can be interpreted by other systems to monitor and control physical equipment and machines. These sensors typically have little or no intelligence and are designed to merely observe and report. They were not designed to communicate with the digital world of the IoT. The physical world’s language, the language of flow metres, temperature sensors, switches, and relays, is rarely digital bits and bytes. Their language is not the ones and zeros that information technology and internet devices understand and use to communicate. They

C O V E R S TO R Y | T E C H N O L O G Y

The PAC operating the surface-mount tool at Lee’s factory operates at the edge of the factory’s network. Systems like these at the network edge are increasingly able to leverage cloud-based resources to perform edge computing.

also lack the physical connections and logical interfaces to communicate on the Internet of Things. They do not have a builtin Ethernet jack or wireless interface. Few sensors and circuits can connect to the internet, let alone speak or understand the languages theinternet uses, like JSON, RESTful APIs, and JavaScript. They don’t run an operating system or have a built- in TCP/IP stack or web server. And they have little or no built-in computing power, so providing edge computing at this level to filter volumes of data before forwarding to the cloud is impossible. Right now, the internet and the things we want to connect to it aren’t communicating. There’s a disconnect between the physical world of current and voltage and the digital world of servers and clouds. Integrating these disconnected things and systems is no small task. And with the significant potential technical pitfalls and risks of integrating these disconnected systems, we begin to wonder how long it will take to realise return on our investments in IoT applications. One option is to simply wait for highly intelligent, connected sensors to become available to the marketplace. But those sensors are years away from being costeffective. Moreover, sensors installed today or even decades ago, are still performing their tasks. They’re just not connected to the IoT, so the data they generate is siloed and inaccessible to IT systems for further analysis.

The Big Data problem Across the globe, a massive installed base of things exists today, generating useful data that the IoT wants to access and consume. In oil & gas applications, a typical oilfield has up to 30,000 sensors installed. Factories and plants across the world

have billions of sensors. Each sensor is capable of generating huge amounts of data from the physical world. Some IoT applications could potentially generate terabytes of data per second. These are volumes of data the digital world has never seen before. This is the Big Data problem. Moving that much data onto existing network and internet infrastructures for cloudbased analytics and centralised management will clog networks, vastly-increasing network and internet latency. For many industrial IoT applications, that is not acceptable, because real-time control and monitoring are mandatory. For the Internet of Things to reach critical mass, intelligence must be pushed to the network edge, where the physical world meets the digital world. Computing systems at the network edge must have the capability to collect, filter, and process data generated at the source, before it’s transmitted up to the IoT. And at the same, time these edge computing systems must be able to complete the local real-time process control and automation tasks of traditional industrial applications.

The IoT architecture problem Let’s take a look at how today’s IoT architecture works, so we can see it’s complexity and perhaps find a path forward. For a cloud-based server to capture data from an analog sensor today, the sensor’s data must be translated using a series of disparate software and hardware tools. First, the sensor is physically wired to a device such as a PLC. While modern PLCs do provide basic analog-to-digital conversion of sensor signals, PLCs were not designed to interface with the Internet of Things. PLC hardware, software, and programming languages were designed for repetitive, application-specific tasks like process

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T E C H N O L O G Y | C O V E R S TO R Y

The Internet of Things runs on vast amounts of data, generated by the physical world and then transported & analysed by the digital world

control and discrete automation. They typically use proprietary protocols and languages for communication and programming, and do not include information security standards like encryption and authentication. PLCs were originally designed as standalone systems. The protocols they use are seldom internet compliant and are designed for point-to-point communication instead of the point-to-multipoint communication architecture found in the IoT ecosystem. If systems that communicate using internet-compliant protocols—such as PCs, web servers, and databases— want to communicate with a PLC, a vendor-specific and often proprietary software driver or hardware-based protocol gateway is required. OPC (Open Platform Communication) software is one solution to this communication disconnect. But, OPC was originally designed around PC architecture using the Microsoft Windowsonly process exchange, COM/DCOM. Most systems and devices connecting to the IoT are not Windows-based devices. For example, take your smartphone. It’s likely an Apple or Android device, both of which run modified versions of the Linux operating system, where COM/DCOM process exchange does not exist. OPC UA (Unified Architecture) has been released, but it’s merely a wrapper for existing OPC drivers built on Windows architecture. It requires design engineers to build an OPC UA client adapter into their products. And even then, modern network and internet assets such as web servers, databases, smartphones, and tablets do not speak OPC UA. PLCs, OPC servers, proprietary drivers, and protocol gateways quickly become a convoluted IoT architecture. These

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layers of complexity not only require time, money, and specific domain expertise to install and maintain, but also the data being sent from the physical world has been converted by so many different pieces of hardware and software that data integrity can be jeopardised. Imagine the difficulty in provisioning and troubleshooting these IoT systems, and then consider that today’s automation architectures often do not address information security. Sending data generated at the edge through so many layers of conversion not only increases network latency but also opens up complex information security concerns as the data is transported to the cloud. Multiply these issues across the billions of devices we expect to connect using the IoT, and you see the communication challenge the IoT faces. There has to be a better way!

Flattening the IoT architecture As we’ve seen, for the IoT to reach critical mass, internet protocols and technologies need to be driven into systems at the edge, where the physical world and the digital world connect. Layers of complexity must be removed from the communication process between digital systems and physical assets. Modern IoT system architectures must be flattened, streamlined, optimised, and secured. If we drive internet connectivity and data processing power into edge devices, we can greatly accelerate our time to insight and action. Edge computing devices will become the sensor on-

C O V E R S TO R Y | T E C H N O L O G Y

Opto 22 SNAP PAC and I/O convert raw signals into useful digital data

ramp for the billions of data points we intend to connect to the IoT. These edge computing systems will need the ability to receive the input signals of the physical world and output the meaningful data the IoT needs, in a form that digital internet-enabled systems already understand. Edge computing systems must easily and securely access the cloud through the open, standards-based communication technologies the internet is based on: • Internet technologies like TCP/IP, HTTP/S, MQTT, and RESTful APIs—the dialect of the internet—must be built directly into the input/output level, or the point of physical to digital conversion. • Internet security technologies like SSL/TLS encryption and authentication must be built in directly to edge computing systems. • Cloud-based systems must be able to make RESTful API calls to access data, or subscribe to data points on remote edge devices, without the layers of complexity and conversions that exist in industrial applications today.

The power of interoperability We did not always have one cohesive system for sending and transmitting information. Before the internet and the world wide web, many different Internet-like protocols and architectures existed. Computer systems all ran different operating systems requiring different programming languages. Small pockets of interconnectivity existed, but for the most part systems were disconnected from each other. It was very similar to the way industrial systems communicate today, with the need for converters, adapters, and gateways. The internet was designed to allow input/output and information systems to share data through a common interface, removing layers of complexity and allowing for greater interoperability between systems designed and manufactured by different vendors. That’s why an Apple computer or Android phone today can send an email to a Windows computer—they speak the same internet languages.

Today’s internet uses a common set of protocols, tools, and routines designed to make the transportation, acquisition, and analysis of digital information a seamless process, no matter what device you’re using. Although sensors and other physical assets installed at the edge may not have been designed with internet interoperability in mind, there’s still a massive opportunity to collect meaningful data from the huge installed base of existing things. But it will require a solution that understands both sides of the OT and IT convergence—something that can: • Locally translate the physical world of currents and voltages (OT) into the secure, RESTful APIs and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) frames the digital world (IT) understands • Process and filter mountains of data, sending only the necessary data to the cloud for analysis • Provide communications interfaces and processing power to maintain the closed-loop, real-time control requirements of industrial applications • Deliver all of the above in a package suitable for challenging industrial environments where dust, moisture, vibration, electro-mechanical frequencies, and temperature vary widely

Conclusion We’ve seen that edge computing is the sensor on-ramp to the IoT. Until the communication, security, and computing technologies of the internet find their way into computing at the edge, the IoT will fall short of its potential. Internet technologies are available in some industrial systems today. And some vendors have already started bridging the gap between OT and IT by adding IoT technology like MQTT, RESTful APIs, and JavaScript directly into programmable automation controllers (PACs). Our shortest path to a successful IoT is to leverage the existing interoperability technologies of the internet in industrial automation products and applications. ☐ Courtesy: Opto 22

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MANAGEMENT | INTERVIEW

“Indian manufacturing industry is at the cusp of innovation” Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce, India & South Asia, discusses the need for the Indian manufacturing sector to focus on technology adoption at a rapid pace so as to capture the growth opportunity and remain competitive in the global market. In this interaction with A&D India, he highlights the factors to be considered so that the Indian industry can embrace the future-ready vision of the manufacturing industry. Excerpts from the interview…

In your opinion, what should be the roadmap for Indian manufacturers to become globally competitive today? India is well poised to become the world’s fifth largest manufacturer by 2020. However, the manufacturing sector is yet to achieve sustainable growth, as is evident from the growth figures of the last few months. Growth remains fragile for the sector due to various factors that impact its competitiveness. At the same time, there are rapid technological advancements changing the manufacturing landscape across the globe. This is perfectly exemplified by Industry 4.0, which is going to shape the future of manufacturing technology. Therefore, innovation in the physical and digital worlds can lead to both opportunities and challenges for India’s manufacturing industry.

What do you think should be the Manufacturing Leadership Approach today, in context with the volatile economy, rapidly changing technology, increasing globalisation & competition, and demanding customers? With the world in the midst of a historic transition driven by technology, there’s a need for a rethink of growth strategy. Integrated computing, networking and physical processes are revolutionising manufacturing. For India’s manufacturing sector to capture the growth opportunity and stay competitive, it will have to focus on bolstering technology adoption at a rapid pace. With Big Data forming the new currency of realm in a digital-oriented manufacturing landscape, the transformation being brought about by Industry 4.0 is already reshaping business models, which in turn are witnessing a wave of disruptive products & services. Gradually, the existing business structures and supplychains have begun to move towards the adoption of connected, platform-based delivery models that are in turn linking into bigger manufacturing ecosystems for greater value. Skilling the workforce with new technology will remain a critical area in today’s context. The sector could follow the footsteps of the IT sector and establish in-house training centres to promote vital manufacturing roles. Becoming future-ready is one of the major visions for the manufacturing industry. What will be your recommendations to achieve the desired level? Manufacturing and the integration of Industry 4.0 into manufacturing processes will lead to a smarter,

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INTERVIEW | MANAGEMENT

Prior to Rolls Royce, Jayaraman served as the CEO of GE Energy India at GE Capital Services India Limited and also as its President. He also served as the Director of Indo Tech Transformers Limited.

even more cost-effective manufacturing ecosystem within Where do you see the Indian manufacturing heading to, in the the country. With the vast talent pool and growth potential next 5 years? in the country, we strongly believe that India can form a new The Indian manufacturing industry is at the cusp of path by leapfrogging a generation of technology, even in the innovation and growth. It is readily embracing the importance manufacturing sector. Even though the outlook is optimistic, of Industry 4.0 and has now made it part of its long-term there are three major factors that will need to be addressed to business strategy. Industrial companies in India are digitising ensure seamless execution. their essential functions with a focus on achieving operational Firstly, we will need to grow our IoT industry. Seamless efficiencies, cost control and revenue growth. We believe a data integration will be the keystone to Industry 4.0. IoT business transformation is underway as the manufacturing will be the lynchpin that connects all the sector embarks on this digital journey. heterogeneous devices in the industrial At Rolls-Royce too, Industry 4.0 is a automation ecosystem, which in turn critical aspect of business and strategy will be the building blocks that create a using connected systems to make better MANUFACTURING AND THE true ‘smart factory’. Secondly, a robust decisions in its factories and deploying INTEGRATION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 data security environment needs to be the right standards. This brings together INTO MANUFACTURING PROCESSES created. The security will need to blanket a number of technologies, such as the WILL LEAD TO A SMARTER, EVEN intellectual property; IT networks Internet of Things, digital workflow, MORE COST-EFFECTIVE in manufacturing systems, company intelligent manufacturing, digital product MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM and customer communications. The verification and smart factories, as well as WITHIN THE COUNTRY approach to this will be two pronged— virtual design and simulation. government introducing stringent Going forward, India needs to intensify regulations for data protection and the systematic private and public-sector services industry managing targeted cyber-security threats partnerships to support innovation and bring technological & attack. breakthroughs to fruition. It would help connect the dots, forming Lastly, skill development for new, value-creating roles, collaborative networks between companies and innovators, and targeted at the creation of an Industry 4.0-ready workforce transform legacy industries while cultivating new ones. is a must. The lack of a skilled workforce in sectors, such Ultimately, Industry 4.0 will allow India to draw on the as cognitive robotics, advanced automation and industrial endless possibilities offered by advances in information and ICT will need to be addressed. Safety-related skills will communication technology. While the shift towards Industry also come into play with an increased level of human- 4.0 may take several years to reach fruition, key advances are machine cooperation. expected to be established in the next five to 10 years. ☐

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VIEWPOINT | MARKET

I m ag es co u r tes y : s i em en s

Helping shopfloor operators embrace digitalisation Most shopfloor operators perceive digitalisation as a threat to their jobs. They lack the information on technology advances, and are, hence, not able to fully embrace digital technologies. The viewpoint section explores the strategies that can be undertaken by manufacturing enterprises in order to change the mindset of the current shopfloor operators so that they, too, can be a part of the digital revolution. Excerpts…

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“Mindset change has always been the showstopper in adopting transformations”

Anindya S Bhattacharya, Lead–Manufacturing Excellence, India Business, Hitachi Consulting

The entire idea of digitisation is to empower the current workforce in making more informed decisions. Accurate data capturing (i.e. ‘one version of truth’), accurate analysis of the data, leveraging the analysis to pin point at correct root causes and also working more effectively is the core essence of digitisation. The current shopfloor systems and processes will have more advanced and near real-time closed loop control, which will definitely upgrade the current maturity index. The current workforce can be tasked or upskilled to handle such transitions. There has to be a structured capability building plan to address this issue. They should, however, be given sufficient time to absorb the new change. Cultural change and mindset change has always been the showstopper in adopting transformations. We, at Hitachi, use the 5 Box framework. The Hitachi’s 5 Box Model® addresses the main drivers of behavioural change to deliver sustainable results across the organisation.

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MARKET | VIEWPOINT

“Skill development of operators is an important aspect” Digitalisation in the manufacturing industry is an important need today. Thus, embracing this change is key. This change will become successful only if the people involved have a positive mindset and the appropriate skill. If the operators and shopfloor workers are not convinced and do not have the ease in adopting the changes, then the change will not be successful. Skill development of operators is an important aspect, which can be done through education and training. There must be a skill development team working in every organisation. They should keep on evaluating the skills of the operators with respect to their allocated jobs. Accordingly, training should be provided to them. An organisation must also have friendly behaviour with their workers and not a dictatorship so that they don’t hesitate to share their doubts, fears and weaknesses. In fact, organisations should conduct events through which they can gather the true thoughts of their workers. After this, the organisations should conduct counseling programs through professional counselors, motivators and experts. There must also be a strong skill development system. This should include training programs, which covers the real needs of trainees and it should be conducted according to the trainee’s suitable communication method, venue and schedule, etc.

Brijesh Kumar Mishra, Head—Operations, Meenakshi Polymers

“Strategy should be for maximising digitisation” Digitalisation will not lead to job losses. However, it is imperative for the current team to develop or sharpen their skills about handling IT systems and working more on data. As the method of working is changing rapidly, the entire team from the top floor to the shop floor should adapt to these changes quickly to stay relevant. The acceptance of this change by the top management is the first step of training the shop floor team towards digitalisation. Having a data-driven approach towards work is the biggest change. In a connected manufacturing set-up, the system is bound to generate huge data. Training the shopfloor team to handle these systems to ensure their uninterrupted working and increasing their ability to process the data will add to their efficiency in a big way. Digitalisation is a major disruption in the manufacturing sector. Quick adoption is the key to staying relevant and successful. It is also important to rule out the feeling of job insecurity from the team’s mind. The strategy should be for maximising digitisation in order to increase quality and efficiency of the entire setup. This is a better objective for the entire team to align to. Reward scheme can also be implemented in order to encourage GAMBA and maximum participation from the entire team.

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Shivaprasad Kamat, Director – Strategy, Sanjeev Group

VIEWPOINT | MARKET

“Honesty & transparency will be the best strategy”

Shrikant Savangikar, Director, Business Excellence, Quality and Sustainability, SKF India

Shopfloor operators are well-informed about their environment, technology and its contribution in their life. This is evident from their participation in various process improvements, Kaizens and suggestion schemes across many companies, which have improved productivity and efficiency. This has been our experience at SKF for the last ten years. When there is a transparent and honest communication from management, they always support and cooperate with the changes sought by the organisation. Thus, if digitalisation is going to help the company to prosper and serve common good and if this is explained with readiness to accommodate their suggestions, the changes will be fully accepted. Digitalisation will add jobs in sectors such as IT & and if we work simultaneously on developing these skills with our existing workforce and make them employable in the new environment, it will create confidence in the minds of the common man. There is no shortcut to participation & involvement and honesty & transparency will be the best strategy in the short & long term . The management should share the knowledge of modern technologies and treat them as partners, creating scenarios considering the future of every employee during the transition as well as final stage.

“Change will lead to a shift in employment”

Gaurav Awasthi, AGM, Head - Assembly Frame, Honda Cars India

With an increase in digitalisation and automation, there is a fear amongst operators of losing their jobs. However, this change will lead to a shift in employment rather than a reduction in employment. For example, there may be a reduction in headcount at an automobile OEM level due to increased digitalisation. This will be compensated for with an increase in employment by the digitalisation & automation solution providers. Getting operators to embrace digitalisation is easier said than done. It needs a paradigm shift in the working culture & mindset of the shopfloor operators. The culture change is essentially a top-driven activity but cannot succeed if people are not taken onboard. Changing this culture will take time. People change when they realise how it will benefit them. An environment needs to be created where people feel like they’re a part of the opportunity, have a sense of urgency and see that the digital mindset behaviours are rewarded in the organisation. The process can be further accelerated by identifying champions to drive the digital transformation and become the change ambassadors in the organisation that will inspire others to join.

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ACHIEVING EFFICIENCY & FLEXIBILITY IN PRODUCTION The success of the pharmaceutical industry is important for the economy. However, there are immense opportunities coupled with numerous challenges. To overcome these challenges and convert them into opportunities, the pharmaceutical industry has to strive hard together from supply chain, raw materials and approvals to manufacturing and much more. A read onâ&#x20AC;Ś Manufacturing set-ups need to gear up to adhere to the stringent laws and at the same time meet the ever-rising consumer demands. Keeping pace with technology is another important aspect, which needs to be addressed by manufacturers. In this endeavour, machine builders play a vital role in helping manufacturing set-ups with the necessary technology, likewise meeting the standards demanded by various laws. However machine builders, in addition are continuously improving their machine designs in order to achieve higher efficiency, productivity, availability, lower maintenance costs, faster after-sales service, remote connectivity, energy efficiency, better quality and RoI.

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Conventional designing ecosystem Pharmaceutical and pharma-packaging machine builders are already evaluating and adopting the trending technologies to build smart machines. Shorter time-to-market is a key factor of competitiveness. However, conventional method of machine designing acts as a hurdle in achieving these goals. Conventional machine design is primarily a sequence of activities moving in a chronological order starting with mechanical design, electrical design and finally automation software design or programming. As the machine delivery time largely remains unchanged, any delays experienced in mechanical and electrical phases leads to

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F O C U S | P H A R M A C E U T I C A L S & PA C K A G I N G

speeds of preceding or succeeding machines. Thus, the line speed would largely depend on the speed of the slowest machine. This was the usual way of optimisation and synchronisations. Definitely, these systems do the job of transportations, however the machine builder and factory operators miss out on efficiency, easier & delicate product handling, smaller batch sizes, quick changeover and higher efforts and costs for line synchronisation.

Machine design made efficient

considerable reduction in time available for software design. With the growing complexities in machines, software has already assumed a larger role in machine building. Even after utilising the benefits provided by software components such as mapp Technology, in such cases, machine builders find it hard to make maximum use of the time for software development. In addition, they are not able to control the excessive costs incurred during mechanical design rework. Another aspect of pharmaceutical shopfloors is the way of transporting products, which is predominantly via conveyors. However, conveyors usually work at their speed and mostly product deliveries and transfer systems are designed to match

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Today, with latest next-generation technologies, B&R enables machine builders to reduce costs, while designing machines as well as reducing time-to-market and at the same time make them profitable. The company understood the difficulties faced by software developers during machine design & development. In this context, B&Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Automation Studio provides an in-built simulation environment enabling software programmer to test the software functionality even without the physical hardware. Simulation covers all aspects of the company portfolio, such as controls, I/Os, motion components including drives and motors. This virtualisation no doubt supports the software developer with the necessary tools for testing his code and being ready for deploying in machines. This definitely helps in maximum utilisation of available time during commissioning. The company moves one-step higher with effective integration of Automation Studio with simulation tools such as MapleSim and Matlab/Simulink. MapleSim and Simulink provide the simulation environment of the entire machine. Thus, a machine builder is able to simulate his machine under actual environmental conditions and thus test his mechanics. The machine builder is then with the help of a single click able to transform the design into a source code, which can be imported in the simulation software and then downloaded in the controller. With the software, the machine builder gets an overview of the mechanics along with its working with B&R components such as drives and motors. Thus, the complete machine together with electronics and mechanics can be simulated without the need of actual machined product or component procurement. Thus any correction, rework in mechanics or electronic selection can be modified or updated without incurring extra costs. It features interfaces for external tools such as industrialPhysics, in order to simulate complex system processes, such as material flow or entire production plants.

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Precise simulation for faster development

Next-generation industrial transport technology Instead of building machines around conveyors for transport, it would be a dream comes true if transport systems could be integrated in the machine design directly for handling products. Today, to make this a reality for machine builders, there is the next-generation industrial transport technology. The versatile industrial transport systems let the machine builders move products through production line more efficiently, while simultaneously improving quality. Based on long-stator linear motors, the next-generation industrial transport solutions make production lines more flexible, more reliable and faster. In place of belts and chains, products are transported along the track on independentlycontrolled shuttles. With control resolution down to 10 µm, the nearly-frictionless shuttle movement enables implementation of highly precise production processes. By eliminating the need for buffer zones, the industrial transport systems allow for a substantial reduction in track length compared to conventional belt conveyors. The versatile transport systems can be fully integrated. This not only reduces the overall footprint of the line, but also improves processing precision. Individual processes can be perfectly coordinated with one another. External devices like robots can be synchronised in hard real-time.

ACOPOStrak is a revolution in adaptive manufacturing, extending the economy of mass production down to batches of one. Parts and products are transported quickly and flexibly from processing station to processing station on independently controlled shuttles. It is a generational leap in intelligent, flexible transport systems. It’s a unique design that delivers decisive technological advantages for adaptive, connected manufacturing. Smart-factory motion control enables key advantages—maximum availability, high-speed transport and positioning, rapid changeover and fault-tolerant high quality. It boosts overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), multiplies return on investment (ROI) and accelerates time to market (TTM).

Leveraging the future, today! These technologies are available and already-in-use globally for designing machines, wherein, innovations will surely enable pharma and pharma-packaging machinery to meet the market demands. Machine builders across the pharma industries will support increased capacity, efficiency, uptime, and utilisation. Through our innovations, B&R’s solutions enables machine builders in the process of machine designing, efficient software development, hardware & software simulation and diagnostics down to variable level. It also helps to enhance profitability and build an edge for the future through engineering innovation. ☐

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DRIVES & COMPONENTS | TECHNOLOGY

Adopting flexibility and innovation for top printing solutions An application story on the AKD-N decentralised drives and CDDR motors by Kollmorgen, which form the core OMET Xflex X5, a printing solution with a return on investment in terms of market result of narrow web printing of labels and flexible packaging A Dutch packaging machinery manufacturer has now developed a well-known group of five companies OMET. It is today mainly involved in the design and construction of machines for printing and converting of labels and flexible packaging, and design and construction of machines used to make paper napkins. The OMET Printing Division is the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company, which is specialised in producing printing machines using combined narrow and medium web technologies, characterised by their operative flexibility, production efficiency on all types of runs, versatility in the use of different materials to be printed and offering customised configurations to satisfy

every customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need. After decades of experience and innovation in the printing market, OMET machines have combined simplicity of use with low rejection rates, rapid work changes efficiency and reliability over time. But what exactly do the OMET machines produce? They produce labels of all types, plastic films, folding cardboards and special applications. The Lecco-based company has won a leading role in the world market over time and boasts of more than 1,600 installations all over the world today. Their customers range from small printers to labellers and major multinationals, producing and printing flexible packaging.

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TECHNOLOGY | DRIVES & COMPONENTS

Challenges faced

form of the maintenance of existing automation software and a minimum impact of changes with respect to time-to-market In 2014, OMET visualised the need to design and produce and the safeguarding of R&D costs. These are the essential second-generation machines. Thus, began the search for the characteristics which are fundamental to the project’s success most appropriate partner, which became an extremely and meeting these demands of the customers is significant. competitive benchmark, involving various potential suppliers. Speaking on overcoming these challenges, Fabio Massari, At the end of the selection, the Lecco-based company opted for Senior Sales & Key Account Manager, Kollmorgen—Italy, Kollmorgen as its solution provider. They were considered the explained, “In addition to offering OMET the guarantee of best at being able to fulfill all requests and also be able to being able to fully satisfy all needs, Kollmorgen also introduced implement technological innovations—the first development a new direct drive motor that can eliminate the gear marks was to be a new machine whose quality of print and flexibility effect. It allows for the development of an innovative hybrid/ lay somewhere between the mechanical solution of the model semi-motorised machine. OMET has also considerably X4 and the fully servo-driven X6 series. improved the use of components relative to drives and safety, Other important targets included the reduction in the size of eliminating most of the electric cabinet and reducing cable the electric cabinet and the volume of cables, modular length by around 70%.” The Motion Control specialist has production of the machines, standardisation of the field bus and responded to the need for efficiency with a compact, modular the reduction of components, not to mention important matters design and has addressed the concern of safety by using like energy saving and print precision. Another challenge to be AKD-N servo drives, direct drive cartridge DDR motors and overcome in the development of the new machinery came in the KSM safety modules. Advt

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DRIVES & COMPONENTS | TECHNOLOGY

1b OMET XFlex X5 printing machine

Efficient & compact servo drives In order to reduce or eliminate the mechanical kinematics, Direct Drive Cartridge CDDR servomotors have been used together with AKD-N decentralised drives. The CDDR motors enable a direct control of movement, without using mechanical transmissions, which result in reduction of maintenance, need for spare parts and safeguard the precision level of the entire machine over time. Motor assembly is fast, involving reduced cogging with a built-in high-resolution sinusoidal encoder and continuous torque of up to 510Nm. The AKD-N decentralised servo drive is Kollmorgen’s proposal for designing more efficient machines, more simply, which can combine innovative technology and exceptional performance with an extremely compact design. Due to the robust structure and protection grade IP67, the AKD-N Kollmorgen decentralised servo drives are positioned close to the motor, reducing cabling, and thereby, reducing the dimensions of the electric cabinet. Plug-in connections, free choice of motor, assembly at the most appropriate point as well as a wide range of functions using decentralized AKD-N servo drives, even complex motion control architectures can be developed, based on EtherCAT field buses. The system offers everything needed for the design of newgeneration machinery without giving up on simplicity. The hybrid cable with a diameter of just 11 mm (patented system) integrates the power supply, safety (STO) and the EtherCAT field bus. The connection to the motor is also simplified with just a single cable for power, brake control and feedback. By doing this, more than 80% of machine cables are saved.

Advantages of AKD-N decentralised servo drive The AKD-N decentralised servo drive comes with several advantages. This includes more compact machines, smaller and lighter compatible electric cabinets, servo drives near the motor, simple cleaning and maintenance for hygienic environments, high operative safety, due to the robust structure, machine debugging and faster testing due to reduced connections, greater flexibility in machine design

which is modular and scalable and finally, eliminating the need for a protective casing due to the protection grade IP67, which is due to the robust structure. Safety in all stages of manufacturing is an essential requirement today. This aspect has been satisfied with the KSM safety modules. The safety of the axes has been interpreted by Kollmorgen with Motion Safety. It integrates the safety logic and monitoring directly into the KSM controller available in a compact and modular version. “Use of the technology developed by Kollmorgen has allowed us to achieve the target control performance while at the same time, it has reduced cabling and the cost of automation,” explains Nicola Pezzolato, R&D Elect, Department of Omet.

Xflex X5: Compact, ergonomic & flexible XFlex X5 is a machine that offers all the main characteristics of OMET flexo printing technology, in a compact, ergonomic solution. Due to the servo drive printing units, the user can perform sliding and doubleprint routing operations, which allow the machine to work on all types of materials (differently from other machines on the market) with high quality printing results. The perfect blend of flexibility and innovation makes XFlex X5 the printing solution offering the best return on investment in terms of market result of the narrow web printing of labels and flexible packaging.

Exciting opportunities in the future The OMET mission is to constantly find new solutions to improve customer production methods, offer the best technology to increase process efficiency and build machines using increasingly robust materials to improve their reliability and duration over time. In this journey, it has found high quality and innovation in their high-tech partner, Kollmorgen. With this exciting partnership, the next evolution for the future is being considered with a new-generation model and offset printing units on the custom Varyflex machines. ☐ Courtesy: Kollmorgen

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Saving energy across-the-board An application story on the usage of BEUMER Group’s pipe conveyors by a Turkish cement manufacturer, OYAK Denizli Çimento Sanayii TAŞ, that has helped the company achieve environmentally-safe and fast feed of alternative fuels, thus, saving the energy component to a large extent The manufacturing of cement is particularly energyintensive, and to cement manufacturers energy efficiency is a very important factor. In order to ensure an economical and sustainable operation, the plant Denizli Çimento Sanayii TAŞ of the cement manufacturer OYAK Group, therefore, opted for alternative fuels and raw materials to ignite the pre-heater, the calciner and the main burner. Within the scope of this concept, Denizli Çimento decided to invest in an individual system from the AFR systems segment (alternative fuels and raw materials) of BEUMER Group, which stores, mixes and conveys differently composed materials, such as shredded waste tyres. The core of this solution is represented by two pipe conveyors used in this project. These completely-enclosed conveying systems ensure an environmentally safe, dust-free and low-energy transport of fuels and raw materials requiring – and this is the most important factor – a minimum level of personnel. This AFR system of BEUMER, an investment of the plant Denizli

Çimento, has been running since January 2017 and has proved to be a particularly efficient and economical solution.

Secondary instead of primary fuels For the successful production of cement, the manufacturer puts a particular focus on the cost-effectiveness of the process. “Our industry has always been energy-intensive,” says Berkan Fidan, Deputy Factory Manager, OYAK Denizli Çimento Sanayii. “But it is also a factor that can be adjusted,” he added. In 2015, the company representatives came together and decided to produce more efficiently and sustainably in order to minimise the use of expensive primary fuels such as coal, gas and oil. The aim was to gain a large part of the necessary energy needed from alternative fuels. These materials comprise differently composed fuels for the calciner and the main burner, the so-called residue-derived fuels (RDF), as well as shredded waste tyres whose size usually does not exceed 120 x 120 mm.

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Two successive conveyors, 206 and 190 metres long, are used.

The pipe conveyor transports the alternative fuels from the

Each pipe conveyor reaches a capacity of 15 tonnes per hour

storehouse to the preheater

The operation’s existing plants had not been designed for this. “We needed a partner who supplies and installs a singlesource solution. The different materials are to be stored, mixed and conveyed to the pre-heater tower and the main burner within this system,” explains Güngör Aydin, Project Manager, Denizli. In his search, the cement manufacturer looked to BEUMER Group. “In the past, the system supplier BEUMER had installed a bucket elevator in the plant for a different project. We are very satisfied with it and have made only good experience so far,” he said.

conveyors, the number of required transfer towers is considerably lower. This allows for substantial capital cost savings for the customer and BEUMER Group can customise the system to the individual routing. The specialists from BEUMER Group also took care of the project planning of the storehouse and the required equipment as well as numerous conveyors and supply lines. BEUMER also handled the supply of mechanical equipment and the steel structure, the assembly and commissioning. On top of that, BEUMER Group installed two containers with discharge devices in front of each pipe conveyor ensuring an optimum mixture of the fuels. A container for distribution is also installed at the end of each conveyor.

Ideal solution for each case In order to support producers of cement in the alternative fuels and raw materials field, BEUMER Group has developed a complete business segment dedicated to AFR systems. “Our know-how and tailor-made systems permit us to offer optimum support to our customers,” says Michal Hrala, MD, BEUMER Group Czech Republic. “We have years of experience and we always consider our customers’ specifications,” he shared. “We evaluated different variants of mechanical transport systems,” remembers Fidan. In the end, OYAK Denizli opted for a single-source solution from BEUMER Group based on the innovative pipe conveyor technology. In May 2016, CTN MAKİNA, a supplier approved by BEUMER, manufactured all of the steel components for the system and started assembling both the imported components and those manufactured on site. BEUMER Group installed two conveyors, 206 and 190 metres long, as well as the corresponding equipment for the two lines. Each pipe conveyor reaches a capacity of 15 tonnes per hour. “This conveying technology is not only eco-friendly but requires low maintenance,” describes Hrala. “It’s enclosed type of construction protects the environment safely from material falling down and from emissions. Another advantage is the lack of dust development on the running line”. With its ability to navigate horizontal and vertical curves, the pipe conveyor can be optimally adapted to the terrain. In comparison to other belt

Efficient single-source system The delivery of the RDF material is carried out in movingfloor trailers. The alternative fuels are unloaded and stored at the receiving station. All four containers for arriving material are fed with material from the storehouse by a grab crane. The different fuels are then burnt in the calciner and the main burner of the kiln. “However, during the constructive dimensioning of this system, we were faced with a particular challenge,” recalls Hrala. “Since the cement plant is located in an earthquakeprone area, we had to develop the system accordingly.” In October 2016, barely one year after the contract was signed, the commissioning of the system took place. “We are very satisfied with the single-source system of BEUMER Group,” Güngör Aydin, Project Manager, Denizli, sums up. All transport systems supplied and the accompanying equipment are intertwined to ensure steady fuel feeding. “Not only do we save costs by requiring a smaller amount of expensive primary fuels, we also work much more energy-efficiently,” he declares. “This means that our capital costs will have paid for themselves in a short amount of time,” he concludes. ☐ Courtesy: BEUMER Group

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Driving productivity with Digital Thread & Digital Twin Digitisation of industrial plants and processes provides huge gains in productivity and delivers better outcomes to customers. In this context, Digital Thread & Digital Twin are two technologies that drive connectivity between design, manufacturing, operations and maintenance of industrial assets. The article illustrates how GE is using this technology to improve its operations and customer services. Digitisation is the new wave sweeping the industrial world. Cost of computing and communication has reached a point of inflection enabling application of this technology everywhere. Dramatic productivity improvements and disruption in business models have been observed in retail, banking, hospitality and transportation industries, for example, that have made these industries more competitive. Industrial companies all over the world are grappling with how to integrate digital capabilities into their operations to get

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ahead of competition in terms of cost and driving growth through new services and new business models. Just how much of a difference could digital integration make? Some examples cited in literature include design cycles, which incur 20% faster product development cycle; manufacturing with 20% improvement in manufacturing and supply chain efficiency; operations with 20% improvement in output of a power plant and services with 10-20% reduction in maintenance cost and downtime of power plants.

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To understand the kind of impact percentages like these can have on manufacturing operations, consider that each percentage point from a company represents upwards of $500 million in potential savings. For a large power plant, the improvement in operations and maintenance cost reduction can add up to $150 million/year.

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Challenges in adopting digitalisation

Advances in computing and communication technologies enable embedding of sensors into machines, leverage software The challenge experienced by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industries is identifying to gather data and use artificial intelligence and machine the right areas where digitisation will yield the desired results in learning to drive better insights and outcomes. This is called the productivity and growth. High volume automotive plants have Digital Thread, because the digital capabilities are horizontally significant automation and intelligence built into machines weaved through our design, manufacturing and services enabled by sensors that collect and transmit data for decision- facilities and vertically integrated through value chain, all making. However, for low volume and older industries, which enabled by Predix, the industrial cloud-based platform. lack sensor-enabled automation, significant challenges exist in Brilliant Factory is an example of driving this vision of installing the right sensors to create digitisation-enabled integrating design and manufacturing in our factories around the productivity. Another challenge that industries are facing is world. A select handful of our factories are already fitted with identifying the right scale of application of cloud, Big Data, digital capabilities along with additive technologies and are artificial intelligence and machine learning to leverage large realising productivity gains as a result. At a GE aviation facility in volumes of generated data. A dearth of skilled engineers and Auburn, Alabama, there are thirty 3D printers manufacturing software professionals, who can apply software and machine fuel nozzles for jet enginesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the first 3D-printed part ever learning skills along with plant domain knowledge to provide approved by the FAA to fly in a commercial jet. At a GE reliable solutions to deliver bottom line impact, is another Transportation facility in Grove City, Pennsylvania, a 10 to 20% hindrance in the industry. reduction in unplanned downtime has been achieved through digitisation using Digital Thread. Additionally, in Florence, Italy, equipping machines with sensors has identified optimum times Digital Twin initiatives for maintenance with minimum disruption to production and Considering these challenges, GE is, thus, translating the even added an entire production line without adding a new shift. power of the internet to products and services through Digital Digital Thread enables closing the loop between design Thread and Digital Twin initiatives. GE is connecting design, and manufacturing seamlessly. If during manufacturing an manufacturing, operations and services of assets through error is detected, the design intent is immediately reviewed Digital Thread technologies, so that key data required to and the next manufacturing process is adapted to give improve productivity and operations is available throughout assurance that the part will meet the intent of design and the life cycle of the asset. expectations of the customer. This can be done in seconds, Our company is using Digital Twin technology to model instead of taking days or weeks previously. high-value assets through the asset life cycle to enable better and faster decisions and outcomes. Digital Twin is a dynamic digital Digital Twin representation of an industrial asset that allows industries to A Digital Twin is a dynamic digital representation of an better understand, predict and manage the performance of their assets. This approach is enabling design productivity for assets industrial asset that enables industries to better understand and such as jet engines, power turbines, wind turbines and locomotives. predict the performance of their machines. Industries are faced

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Many companies are translating the power of the internet to products and services through Digital Thread and Digital Twin initiatives

with preventing unscheduled failures to avoid significant losses in production while at the same time reducing cost of maintenance. Optimising the plant operations in the presence of changing environmental conditions and degrading equipment is another top focus for plant operators. Digital Twin brings together machine learning and domain models used during design of industrial assets to provide insights that enable improved operations and reduced maintenance costs. Digital Twins provide a rich, constantly evolving picture of industrial assets capturing everything from components to functions to entire processes and plants. They capture the entire lifespan of an asset as well as entire asset classes and gain insights into the past and present performance and future intelligence. Furthermore, Digital Twins are an ideal software object to perform simulations, allowing for scenario testing and plant optimisation.

minimises fuel consumption and emissions by considering the track conditions and locomotive tractive effort. Digital Twin models enable optimising full mission driving profile and this saves 32,000 gallons of fuel per locomotive and 174,000 tonnes in emissions per year. GE’s Renewables business is transforming the industry’s future with the launch of the Digital Wind Farm enabled by Digital Twins. The technology could boost a wind farm’s energy production by as much as 20% and create $100 million in extra value over the lifetime of a typical wind farm. By better understanding performance of individual asset as well as fleets of assets, feedback can be provided to design processes so as to improve the design of these assets, extend the life of the components, improve maintenance practices and recommend upgrades and operational changes to customers, thereby, closing the loop of Digital Thread.

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Digital Twins have been used in bearing anomaly detection for jet engines that provide 15 to 30-day heads-up on potential failures. This information can be used to prevent unscheduled downtime and optimise maintenance. Predictions for hot gas path parts in jet engines have enabled our customers to inspect and replace only those engines that require attention. This has resulted in $44 million in savings in engine inspection and maintenance costs. Using dynamic optimisation of maintenance schedules of jet engines using Digital Twins, which incorporate understanding of airline routes and maintenance shop availability, has resulted in $10 million annual savings by optimising the shop operations. Through Digital Twin models, Evolution Locomotive

Digitisation of industrial plants and processes provides huge gains in productivity and delivers better outcomes to customers. Digital Thread and Digital Twin are two technologies that drive connectivity between design, manufacturing, operations and maintenance of industrial assets. Digital Twins are evolving digital models that combine domain/physics models with machine learning to provide better insights than was ever possible before. Multiple examples on improving productivity in design, manufacturing, operations and services have been provided to illustrate how we are using this technology to improve its operations and customer services. Digital transformation is a key opportunity to transform industries to be more competitive in the future. ☐

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Preparing for Samarth Udyog – India’s response to Industry 4.0 The feature discusses Samarth Udyog—a programme of industry, academia and government collaboration, aimed at integrated technology and skills advancement in the Indian manufacturing sector. A key objective of this programme is to stimulate and support small & medium enterprises in deriving benefits of smart manufacturing. A read on… AIA (Automation Industry Association) in collaboration with IIT-Delhi and the Department of Heavy Industry (GOI) has created a national platform for Industry 4.0 or smart manufacturing – ‘Samarth Udyog’. Several technology players have signed up as contributing partners and the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) has come on board as a partner association. The execution is being coordinated by a special purpose vehicle, ‘IITD-AIA Foundation for Smart Manufacturing’(IAFSM), set up as a Section 8 company.

Envisioning new technologies The details of Samarth Udyog were unveiled to delegates of

the 3rd summit of ACMA Centre for Technology (ACT) at a convention on December 8-9, 2017, at Pune. A key feature of the event was the setting up of a Smart Manufacturing Zone (SMZ), giving delegates a chance to see, touch and feel new technologies. The SMZ was awarded the best team prize for the wide range of exhibits. Addressing the delegates, Dinesh Vedpathak, Head—ACT, announced that an ACT Digitisation Cluster will be formed to implement a pilot ‘use case’ in each of the participating cluster members and the programme will be facilitated by experts from the foundation for smart manufacturing. The facilitation will involve consulting, demonstration, experimentation, testing and proof-of-concept.

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Speaking on this, Ravi Agarwal, representing AIA on the IAFSM Board, opined, “Digital manufacturing is a journey that demands organisational maturity and intense customer focus to adapt and embrace this revolution. De-mystifying Industry 4.0 is the primary goal of Samarth Udyog, otherwise companies will not know what is their most relevant roadmap.” As a matter of fact, both ACMA and AIA agree that there is a learning curve to follow—a company cannot start at Level-3 when they are actually at the Level-1.

Common engineering facilities The first common infrastructure envisaged for partners and users will be a multiple-station discrete manufacturing system blending smart cyber and physical tools. The cyber physical lab will be the nerve centre for companies to witness, ideate, experiment and hone their solutions by deploying the most relevant of the new age features, such as: • Workpiece-dependent parameters setting and guaranteeing quality output • Inbuilt smart sensors for capturing data • Flexible configuration according to requirement • Open standards and diverse, Ethernet-based communication protocols • Web-based commissioning and diagnostics via integrated web server • Comprehensive access to actuator data (e.g torque or power), via web connectors for preventive maintenance or database interfacing and data analysis • Comprehensive condition monitoring for fast identification of critical conditions and OEE analysis • Integrated control system with browser-based interface allowing for information sharing across multi-vendor data systems • Augmented Reality ecosystem components and a platform for softwares, as well as content creation and management • Digital simulation • Additive Manufacturing These features will help fill the current skill and ideation gaps in the area of IT/OT integration.

Preparing leaders for Samarth Udyog Smart factories and intelligent products can leverage new tools and techniques for improved operations with data at the

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heart of this transformation. But less than 10% of manufacturers have an overall Industry 4.0 strategy in place, and fewer have assigned clear responsibilities to implement it. The real reasons for the uncertainty is that it get clouded in the people strategy of companies. So far, companies have reveleed in deploying affordable labour for assembly and inspection jobs. Labour deployment has necessarily meant that supervisors need to be there as well, to manage the reporting and re-prioritisation of tasks. This is very different from the new digital culture where a system itself prompts or decides action. The transition from verbal guidance to digital guidance will cause disruption of established but less reliable practices and demand passion for accuracy and diligence in analysis. The western world is grooming ‘data scientists’. For Indian SMEs, imbibing and nurturing data-oriented approach in different roles is a possible route towards Samarth Udyog. ACMA and AIA are expected to chalk out appropriate ways to bridge the is cultural gap. Speaking on the role of automation, Dilip Sawhney, Past President, AIA and Managing Director, Rockwell Automation, said that technology had a broader connotation and understanding the local market was essential. “An Indian ecosystem is being built that requires separating out the business essentials from technology excitement. Our potential customers and their people must experience technology, gain comfort, and thereafter, prototype and conduct proof-of-concept trials at significantly lower risks and costs,” he added. The mission recognises the uniqueness and imperatives of the Indian scenario. Without the parallel investment in a revamped education plan and the development of master trainers, technology induction will not maximise the returns. “Smart people are needed to design and maintain smart infrastructure. It is here that the association with IIT-Delhi is expected to matter most,” said PV Sivaram, President, AIA.

Synergy between industry & academia At the ACMA Summit, in the midst of industry experts, a team of researchers from IIT Delhi demonstrated the principles of automated vision and augmented reality. Echoing this synergy between industry and academia on the dais was Dr Sunil Jha, expert faculty and IIT Delhi’s representative on the IAFSM Board, AIA’s Director, Anup Wadhwa (and alumnus IITD) and Dr Sameer Kelkar, CEO & R&D Head, Grindmaster. Seamless collaboration ought to be the way forward! ☐ Courtesy: AIA

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Integrated Industry – connect & collaborate The digital integration of industry, energy and logistics is gathering pace, with traditional boundaries between industries breaking down, productivity rising and new business models rising rapidly. All this will be profoundly showcased at the 71st edition of Hannover Messe to be held on April 23-27, 2018, at Hannover, Germany. An event preview… Hannover Messe 2018 will open its doors on April 23-27, 2018, at Hannover, Germany. At a preview press conference organised recently at Hannover, Dr Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board at Deutsche Messe shared the theme for this year as ‘Integrated Industry – Connect & Collaborate’. The trade fair this year is expected to experience the completely new forms of business, work and collaboration that are being made possible by the increasingly connected, digitally networked industrial landscape. They will witness first-hand benefits of integrated industry—enhanced productivity, futureproof jobs and exciting new business models. In every smart factory scenario of the future, the starring roles will be played by two main factors—people and machinery. In order for them to

achieve top performance, however, the power of digital integration will need to be leveraged to the fullest that will be explored completely at the upcoming fair.

Machine learning, IT platforms and integrated industrial robots The industrial landscape is changing fast. Factory technology is becoming ever more efficient, industrial IT platforms are readily available on the market, and more and more industrial subcontractors are digitally integrated into their customer’s value chains. And now, with machine learning, machines and robots are increasingly able to make autonomous

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decisions. “Hannover Messe is the place to go to experience the rapid rise of Industry 4.0 and its benefits first-hand,” remarked Köckler. “The world’s leading manufacturers of automation technology, big-name robotics providers and global IT and software corporations will all be there, making the show an absolute global hotspot for Industry 4.0,” he added.

Rise of integration in production and logistics Digitisation is already a critical success factor in logistics, where one of the main challenges lies in managing complex processes and making them more efficient. This is certainly true of the interface between logistics and online retail. “The customer is king – he expects the world and he wants it right now,” is how Köckler described the challenge facing online retail – a sector where automated processes are still the exception rather than the rule. The future of the sector depends on innovative logistics processes that can handle increasingly complex supply chains. The required logistics environment starts with automated warehouses, where all processes are managed by software and where robots work around-the-clock, moving autonomously through the halls and delivering goods to the right place, at the right time and in the right quantities. Similar things are happening in manufacturing, where production and logistics processes are becoming ever more closely integrated through intelligent technologies as part of the ongoing quest to boost efficiency and flexibility and hence lower costs. At CeMAT, the trade fair for intralogistics & supply chain management, visitors will be able to experience the convergence of production and logistics for themselves. “Given the lightning pace of integration between logistics and production processes, we will be offering visitors from all around the world an unprecedentedly comprehensive overview of current and emerging solutions for the future of logistics,” said Köckler.

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Energy for production and power grids for electric mobility Digitisation is also transforming the energy industry. Innovative technologies are making power systems more flexible, intelligently interconnecting different sectors and ushering in new market participants. These key developments will be profiled in depth at Hannover Messe’s energy show. The show will profile various energyefficiency solutions that will enable industrial companies to achieve enormous savings and make a major contribution to climate protection. It will also present the technologies and steps needed to successfully transition the world to sustainable energy systems. “Everyone’s talking about the mobility transition, but the fact is, our power grids are simply not yet ready for the widespread use of electric cars,” explained Köckler. The problem, according to the energy sector, is that electric mobility will result in much higher load peaks than are currently the norm. Moreover, eMobility won’t be able to deliver on its eco-friendly and sustainability promise unless the power it uses comes from renewable sources. Energy companies and municipal utilities around the world are embracing the electric mobility megatrend and its challenges and are starting to build the necessary infrastructure. Initiatives here include providing comprehensive charging station coverage, upgrading power distribution networks and building electrical “super highways”. All of which comes down to digital integration – the challenge of intelligently interconnecting renewable energy sources, energy storage facilities and electric vehicles so that they all work together as a coordinated, seamlessly integrated system. “The solutions needed to create power grids that can make electric mobility feasible will all be on show at Hannover Messe,” summarised Köckler. ☐ Courtesy: Deutsche Messe

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Showcasing innovative automation solutions The recently concluded Innovation Day 2018, organised by B&R Industrial Automation at Pune, gave a glimpse of the latest automation solutions with their technical presentations, live demos, panel discussion and guest addresses, which analysed smart industry concepts, its implementation possibilities & solutions, as well as the roadmap for digitalisaton. A post-event report… B&R Industrial Automation, recently conducted a one– day conference ‘Innovation Day’ on trendsetting automation technologies, at Pune. This was the fourth edition of B&R's flagship annual event, which brought together over 200 guests from factory operators, machine builders and industry experts, who discussed the latest innovative solutions in manufacturing. With focused presentations and live demos, automation solutions for smart machines & factories for successful Industrial IoT & Industry 4.0 implementation were also displayed.

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Customer-centric solutions The session was inaugurated by PV Sivaram, Non-Executive Chairman, B&R India. In the opening remarks, he spoke on the company becoming the new global centre for machine and factory automation for the ABB Group and said, “Our union with ABB promises a lot of leverage and will help us serve more customers.” He further informed, “A product is great when it is delivered to you competitively. We are launching a world-class support, which will hand-hold our customers and will put a

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system in place to improve the experience of our customers. It will also help us in our endeavour to be close to customers, enabling them to reach us at all times.” Sivaram also appreciated the government’s proactive initiatives and stated, “With government’s initiatives, there is a synergy that will help us reach the next level of productivity.” Furthermore, he discussed B&R’s academic initiative, the B&R Education Network, which plans to connect with academic institutes in the country and help engineering graduates to gain knowledge on the latest innovative solutions.

for me?’. The panelists for this session included Sudhir Kalkar, GM-Technical, ACG; Rajesh Sharma, GM & Head— Manufacturing & Engineering, Fiat India Automobiles; Yogesh Zope, CIO—Kalyani Group; Deepak Shrivastava, Technical Advisor, IoT, Accurate India; Akilur Rahman, CTO, ABB India and Jhankar Dutta. The panel discussion was moderated by Pooja Patil, Corporate Communications Executive, B&R. Speaking on the challenges in adopting digitalisation, Shrivastava stated, “IIoT is a buzzword. The major challenge for machine tool manufacturers is that in this competitive environment, simply offering the machine to customer is not enough; customers want more value addition so that their Automate, IIoTize, Deliver... productivity increases.” He opined that the three aspects of The next speaker was, Jhankar Dutta, Managing Director, culture, strategy and technology needs to change in Indian B&R India. Discussing his ambitious plan for the company, he organisations so as to successfully adopt digitalisation. stated that he targets to transform B&R into the most customer-oriented automation company and plans to double Quantifying the benefit of Industry 4.0 its business in 3 years. Speaking on the session’s theme of Siding in favour of a collaborative approach, Kalkar ‘Automate, IIoTize, Deliver’, he averred, “We continuously monitor how our customer’s demands are changing and align averred that it is most important to have a collaboration ourselves accordingly.” He further elaborated that utilising approach with machine manufacturers and end-users so as to data helps in predictive maintenance, machine learning and overcome limitations and confusions. Rahman suggested a business intelligence; seamless communication, which can more mathematical approach and advised, “Quantifying the immediately improve operational excellence and connect all benefit of Industry 4.0 is important.” Agreeing with Rahman, shopfloor machines to the upper layers with high speed and Sharma cited, “It is important to analyse how many losses data security & integrity. “Thus, we are ready with our were incurred, were the numbers met—the requirement for solutions, meeting these four criteria and are ready to be part digitalisation will, thus, come from within the organisation.” He also stated, “Unless the people within the organisation of your IIoT story,” he stressed. connect with the equipment, there will be shortcomings.” Focusing on people, process and technology, Zope Enabling Industry 4.0-readiness emphasised, “All three components are important and we The subsequent speaker of the conference was Dinesh need to integrate them in order to adopt digitalisation Mungi, Manager—OEM Sales, B&R, followed by Niranjan seamlessly in our organisations. A lot of unlearning of current Sohoni, Owner, Logindex Solutions, who presented a user skills is also important and marrying Information Technology perspective on the topic, ‘Electro-mechanical innovations with Operations Technology is key.” He further stated that the enabling Industry 4.0-readiness’. Indian manufacturing industry has a long way to go and it Moving on, the next speaker of the session was Nikhil Baste, faces the challenge of internal competency to handle the Director, Technoshell Automation, who discussed his company’s digitalisation technologies. practical experiences with mappTechnology. This was followed by David Hemetsberger, International Sales Manager, B&R, who Relevance of IoT spoke on efficiency in machine development. The next part of the discussion revolved around how relevant is IoT for enterprises today. In this context, Shrivastava noted, “If Challenges in adopting digitalisation you introspect, you will not have any other choice but to adopt After these presentations, the conference progressed to a digitalisation.” Agreeing with him was Zope, who shared, “You panel discussion on the topic, ‘Industry 4.0 & IIoT: What is in it cannot survive in today’s market if you do not adopt digitalisation.”

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This was the fourth edition of B&R's flagship annual event, which brought together over 200 guests from factory operators, machine builders and industry experts, who discussed the latest innovative solutions in manufacturing

Reiterating his previous comment, Kalkar stressed, “We need to develop competency of our internal staffs and end-users with collaborative efforts.” Rahman supported this viewpoint and further observed, “It is about how we can improve key performance indicators. If we can practically achieve this and collaborate, it will happen.” Adopting a more organic approach, Sharma analysed, “IoT will originate from the organisation itself. If there is a requirement to adopt the latest technologies, the organisation will decide on this.”

Challenges faced by brownfield projects Another aspect of the discussion included the challenges faced by brownfield machines in adopting the latest technologies. Speaking on this, Kalkar suggested that it is a big opportunity. “We do not spend much time on evaluation of our existing set-up and features of the existing machines. This is an important factor in addressing challenges.” In contrast to his views was Sharma, who stated, “When you go for a new industry, you must go for a new set-up.” Rahman pointed out that it becomes important, especially with brownfield machines, to insert sensors non-intrusively and start communicating with this data through the mobile phone and monitor it. Dutta acknowledged these challenges faced in brownfield machines and informed, “Orange Box is an effective solution that can help connect the brownfield machines and provide greenfield benefits to brownfield machines and factories.”

Effect on maintenance & productivity Analysing the major role of Industry 4.0 in maintenance and productivity, Sharma affirmed, “Industry 4.0 is a good tool for analysing why breakdowns happen and take corrective measures accordingly.” Favouring this was Rahman, who observed, “Sensor technologies and other such features of IoT help extend the lifetime of machines.” Also giving full credit to IoT

technologies was Shrivastava, who opined, “It is important to have access to avenues such as predictive maintenance, which help avoid mishaps in the future.”

Roadmap for digitalisation The final part of the panel discussion focused on the different approaches and roadmaps that can be taken to achieve digitalisation. Sharing insights, Sharma stated, “It is the commitment of the top management that will decide the roadmap for each organisation. Additionally, we have to re-skill our operators and convince them that these machines are there to benefit them. This will make it easier to adopt digitalisation.” Zope also emphasised on the need for re-skilling engineers so that they can collect and interpret data, connecting the manufacturing lines to shopfloor and focusing on getting quick wins. Further, Shrivastava urged manufacturers to make use of government’s initiatives such as Samarth Udyog, which is an initiative for educating and spreading awareness amongst beginners and hand-holding & assisting them towards reaching the goal of Industry 4.0. The panel discussion ended with Patil summarising the points discussed and concluding that Industry 4.0 is the need-of-the-hour and manufacturers have no choice but to adopt digitalisation.

Shopfloor communication technologies After the panel discussion, there was a presentation given by Dhruv Shah, MD, Prasad Group, who spoke on ‘Standard or custom-built: Controller issues in competitive market’. This was followed by a speech by Ludwig Hafner, Head—Business Development, Process & Factory Automation, B&R. He discussed Edge Architectures: Enabling IT/OT convergence. The concluding remarks of the session were delivered by Ninad Deshpande, Head—Marketing, B&R India, who gave an informative talk on shopfloor communication technologies including uniform, open and secure solutions. ☐

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TECHNOLOGY | NEWS

Automatic control loop tuning

Type 3 light guards

B&R offers new software components for controlling hydraulics applications. These components provide easier access to advanced closed-loop control functions and assist developers in the design, simulation, virtual commissioning and diagnosis of hydraulic systems. B&R mapp Hydraulics provides numerous new functions, particularly for variable-speed pump drives. With the auto-tuning function, mapp Hydraulics software the system automatically optimises the components control loop parameters for the hydraulic pressure controller. This boosts both quality and system performance. Optimised pressure control parameters also help prevent damage caused by overloading or cavitation. If autotuning is used during operation, the machine software can automatically recalibrate the controller following changes to environmental conditions or other factors such as load forces or characteristics. Another mapp Hydraulics component automatically calculates the maximum acceleration and deceleration values for a hydraulic drive. The drive moves autonomously within the operational limits defined by the user to identify the maximum values for a given hydraulic axis. This significantly shortens commissioning times for hydraulic axes. B&R provides solutions to customers complete solutions for machine and factory automation.

Pilz offers type 3 light guards PSENopt II that provides safe access to the production process. Depending on the requirement, they provide finger and hand protection, and are suitable for applications up to PL d in accordance with IEC/EN 61496-1. The light barriers are available in the lengths from 150 mm up to 1800 mm. PSENopt II can be connected directly to the PDP 67 due to the 5-pin connection. The compatible accessories range from laser through to bracket kits. Type 3 PSENopt II light guards PSENopt II offer an economical solution for your PL d application and they are available for finger and hand protection. It offers flexible use and rapid installation; it’s user-friendly diagnostics reduces downtimes: it is robust and safe to use. The absence of dead-zones allows flexible use with increased safety. Together with the control engineering from Pilz, PSENopt II provides a complete, one-stop solution for your plant. They can be connected directly to a PDP 67 using the 5-pin connector. A large number of compatible accessories are available.

B&R Industrial Automation | Pune Email: office.in@br-automation.com | Tel: +91-20-4147-8999

Pilz India | Pune Email: s.handoo@pilz.in | Tel: +91-20-4922-1100

SolarBuggy with chainflex cables

Planning tools for assembly systems

igus sponsors SolarBuggy as part of the Young Engineers Support. The buggy will carry chainflex servo cables from igus, which are ideally suited for thermal and mechanical loads it will experience. Such a project is supported by igus under its initiative, the ‘Young Engineers Support’ (YES). The company promotes diverse innovative and bold projects of students and young hobbyists with free product samples and technical SolarBuggy with chainflex cables advice. The current model Froggee is due to cross the Australian desert in the spring of 2018, setting a new world record in the process. Against this background, all components in the SolarBuggy have to cope with the tough demands and at the same time have a low weight. This is especially true for the installed chainflex cables. They are used to connect the motor controllers to the electric motors, for driving the vehicle and for the internal wiring of the contactors. igus offers these cables with or without an inner jacket. Depending on the type, they are flame-retardant, coolantresistant and oil-resistant and cold-flexible.

Schunk offers more than 10,000 possible combinations for unique freedom of design and flexibility in the planning of assembly systems. Especially for design engineers and system planners, the company has now issued two updates for the time-proven planning tools ‘Kombibox’ and ‘Toolbox’, which feature many new options in the selection and design of modules. The Kombibox, which enables the fast and easy determination of which components are optimally KOMBIBOX compatible, has been expanded to allow more than 1,700 new combinations. All new products, such as the SCHUNK MPG-plus and EGP small component grippers, the SCHUNK ELB and HLM stroke modules or the SCHUNK Beta and Delta linear modules are now integrated in the tool. At the press of a button users can determine both the suitable adapter plates and the required centring elements and DIN screws. As soon as the desired combination is defined, the Kombibox determines the required assembly accessories, including all standard parts and calculates the position coordinates of the combined modules.

igus | Bengaluru Email: ravikumar@igus.in | Tel: +91-80-4512-7852

SCHUNK Intec India | Bengaluru Email: info@in.schunk.com | Tel: +91-80-4053-8999

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NEWS | TECHNOLOGY

3D sensors

Non-contact colour measurement of liquid paint

ISRA Vision offers area profile scanner 3D that provides a combination of stereometry, triangulation and different types of illumination according to the specific application—a random pattern illumination of a multiline illumination. The random pattern illumination delivers the necessary local reference points in a single shot, speeding up the scan and cycle time. Object recognition can, therefore, be handled on the fly without any APS3D blurring. For precise scans, the multi-line illumination captures structures three-dimensionally and in every detail. The gathered data is aggregated to a point cloud and – thanks to an onboard PC – is also available in STL format for fast CAD comparison. Thanks to automated data meshing, complex surfaces can be depicted thoroughly, safely capturing complex features including plains and boreholes. Particularly for inline measurement, the APS3D offers an efficient teach-in of targets to measure: with just a few clicks, new edges, gaps or holes can be defined. With a new and integrated evaluation software, the system delivers exact numeric measurement results out of the three-dimensional images.

MicroEpsilon offers a new system solution involving the colorCONTROL ACS7000 inline colour measurement system and the optoNCDT 1420-50 laser triangulation sensor that enables real-time, high precision colour determination, directly in the production process at the paint manufacturer. Measuring the colour of liquid paint is extremely difficult for paint and colour manufacturers. Thus, the company has developed a system that enables the measurement Colour measurement system of liquid paint during the production process. This measurement can also be performed directly in the production line. The sensor system from Micro-Epsilon provides time savings as the producers do not have to wait until the samples are painted and dry. Furthermore, costs are reduced as rejects are minimised. In colour measurement technology, the spectral distribution of the reflected light depends on the distance between the sensor and the measurement object. Therefore, even changing distances larger than 0.05 mm will influence the measurement results. However, the accuracy with which paints can be filled into the sample container is limited to ±2 mm.

ISRA Vision India | Mumbai Email: info.india@isravision.com | Tel: +91-20-2674-1000

MicroEpsilon | Pune Email: pragnesh.mori@micro-epsilon.de | Tel: +91-20-2674-1099

Narrow switches for large distances Phoenix Contact offers smart managed narrow switches that are now available with fiberglass ports for covering medium and large distances. Thanks to two integrated FO ports (multimode or single mode), the switches for use in Profinet or EtherNet/IP™ applications cover distances of up to 15 kilometers. They, therefore, also enable the connection of widely distributed network parts. Thanks to the integrated Profinet device, the switches are ideal for use in control environments in Profinet applications. Smart managed narrow switches This enables the user to configure and diagnose the switch via the controller. Furthermore, easy device replacement is also possible thanks to automatic detection of the neighborhood relationships and transfer of the configuration settings. When switching to EtherNet/IP™ mode, the switch automatically activates the relevant multicast functions for EtherNet/IP™. This minimises multicast traffic in the network. With innovative products in the range of terminal blocks, connectors, interfacing solutions, surge protection devices and automation components, the company offers solutions to the energy, process, machine tools, EMS, Railways, etc.

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COMPANY INDEX Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page ABB India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ACMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 AIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 B&R . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover, 4, 5, 8, 30, 50, 54 Beumer Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Biocon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Contrinex India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Delta India Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Deutsche Messe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Difacto Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 GE Global Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Hilscher India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Hitachi Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 HMS Industrial Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Honda Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page Hummel Connector Systems . . . . . . Back Cover Ifm Electronic India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Igus (India) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 54 Innovista Sensors India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ISRA Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Kollmorgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Kubler Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Kuka Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lapp India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Inside Cover Meenakshi Polymers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 MicroEpsilon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Mifa Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Mitsubishi Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MurrElectronik India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Opto 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page Phoenix Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Pilz India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 54 Renu Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rockwell Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rolls Royce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sanjeev Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Schneider Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Schunk Intec India . . . . . . Front Inside Cover, 54 SEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Sick India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 SKF India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Titan Engineering & Automation . . . . . . . . . . 33 UiPath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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